diff --git a/src/cli/qr-dashboard.integration.test.ts b/src/cli/qr-dashboard.integration.test.ts
index 50de09d0d2b..a49c27ef999 100644
--- a/src/cli/qr-dashboard.integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/qr-dashboard.integration.test.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ describe("cli integration: qr + dashboard token SecretRef", () => {
     });
 
     await runCli(["qr", "--setup-code-only"]);
-    expect(runtime.exit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     const setupCode = findSetupCodeLogLine(runtimeLogs);
     expect(setupCode).toBeTruthy();
     const payload = decodeSetupCode(setupCode ?? "");